Rotary depository lock



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Tom: raced Sm ATTORNEY United States Patent- ROTARY DEPOSITORY LOCKRoland G. Blanvelt, Hamilton, Ohio, assignor to Diebold, Incorporated,Canton, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Filed Nov. 17, 1959, Ser. No.853,530

2 Claims. (Cl. 232-44) The present invention relates to a rotarydepository lock, particularly a lock-obstructing means which preventslocking of a rotary cylinder against rotation, except until a depositorhas checked the rotary depository interior to insure that depositedgoods have been discharged.

The present application is a continuation-in-part of application SerialNo. 751,389, now US. Patent No. 2,921,735 issued January 19, 1960, forRotary Depository, filed July 28, 1958, and assigned toHerring-Hall-Marvin Safe Company.

Conventional rotary depositories comprise a casing, a depository doorpivoted in the front end of said casing and a depository cylinderrotatably journalled in said casing. Ordinarily, there are meansinterconnecting said cylinder and said depository door for rotatablereciprocation of said cylinder upon movement of said door. There areprovided in the art numerous types of depository cylinder lock boltswhich reciprocate between a depository cylinder casing and depositorycylinder journalled therein. This locking movement prevents rotation ofthe cylinder, as well as opening of the depository door. Such depositorycylinders conventionally have a depository receptacle therein defined bytop and bottom horizontal plates intersecting a midportion of thedepository cylinder and an inner safety door which may be hingedlymounted so as to intersect the top and bottom plates at the cylindercircumference adjacent the depository door. Conventionally, thedepositor approaches the rotary depository, inserts and turns his keywithin the lock means, thus disengaging the lock bolt from thedepository cylinder. Then, the depositor may open the depository doorwhich causes rotation of the depository cylinder to horizontal receivingposition. The inner safety door may then be pushed aside, while funds orthe like are inserted into the depository receptacle. The depositorydoor is closed and concomitantly the depository cylinder is rotatedtowards vertical-depositing position. The depositor may then turn thelock bolt and remove his key.

The instant invention is characterized in that lockobstructing meansinterconnect the inner safety door and the lock means to prevent lockingof the depository cylinder and depository door, so long as the innersafety door remains open. Spring means are employed to accentuateopening of the inner safety door to depositing position and to retainthe inner safety door in such position until it is closed manually bythe depositor after depositing. Manifestly, the safety door because ofits size cannot be so closed until the depository receptacle is clearedof the funds to be deposited. This effect requires that subsequent todepositing, by closing the depository door and rotating the cylinder,the depositor must re-open the depository door to close the inner safetydoor, thus insuring the depositors inspection of the depositoryreceptacle, to see if all valuables have been deposited. As the innersafety door is closed, the obstructing means is moved from the lock boltarea and the depositor may conventionally lock the depository cylinder.

Accordingly, it is an object of invention to provide in a rotarydepository obstructing means operatively connecting a depositoryreceptacle closure member and the depository cylinder lock means toprevent locking of said cylinder except under prescribed conditions ofnormality.

Another object of invention is to provide means requiringapost-depositing inspection of a depository cylinder before locking ofsame.

Yet additional objects of invention will become apparent from theattached drawings and ensuing specification wherein: I

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a rotary depository casing with canteddoor cover and lock housing 14 appended thereto; 2 V

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary transverse section of the lock housing, showingthe locking bolt 30 seated in rotary depository cylinder;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section of the lock housing taken alongsection line 3--3 of Fig. 2, and showing yoke and talon meansinterconnecting the pin tumbler cylinder and locking bolt 30;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section of the rotary depository cylinder, fromwithin the depository receptacle showing closed safety door 52 and inphantom obstructing plate 66 removed from lock bolt seat 74. i

Fig. 5 is a horizontal view of the rotary depository cylinder, takenfrom within the depository receptacle, showing open safety door 52(partially fragmentary) and in phantom obstructing plate 66 obstructingbolt seat 74 so as to prevent movement of the locking bolt thereto;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary transverse section of the rotary depositorycylinder showing safety door 52 in closed position, as in Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary transverse section of the rotary depositorycylinder, showing safety door 52 in open position, as in Fig. 5.

In Fig. 1, rotary depository casing 10 is shown as comprising sideplates 16 and appended thereto canted door cover 12 and lock housing 14which is secured by means of screws 36 or the like. Skirt-like bottomportion of casing 10 is designated as depository chute 40. Journalplates 38 fastened medially of side plate 16, support depositorycylinder journal 44 (see Figs. 4-7).

As illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, lock housing 14 encloses key plate 24from which projects yoke 26. Yoke 26 connects with talon 28 and yoke andtalon are pivoted by means ofstud to bracket 78. Talon 28 at its lowerextremity is secured to locking bolt 30 which is transversely slidablein locking bolt support channel 32. As illustrated in Fig. 2, lockingbolt 30 is thus movable into locking bolt seat 74 within depositorycylinder 20, provided obstruction plate 66 is not interposed betweenrotary depository cylinder 20 and the casing side plate 16.

The unique lock bolt obstructing mechanism is illustrated moreparticularly in Figs. 4-7 wherein depository cylinder 20 is shown ascomprising depository receptacle 46 defined by top horizontal plate 48,bottom horizontal plate 50 and safety door 52, having hinge 56 which issupported by pin 54.

In Figs. 4 and 6 safety door 52 is shown as in its closed position.Tnrnbuckle 60 interconnects safety door hinge 56 and cam 58 which ismounted upon journal 44. At the opposite end of cam 58 obstructing plate66 is pivoted by means of stud 68, plate 66 being movable about pin 72upon the exterior end of the cylinder. Flat spring 62 supported byscrews 64 urges cam 58 to safety door closed position as in Fig. 4, aswell as to safety door open position as shown in Fig. 5. Thus, themovement of the safety door 52 is both impeded and accentuated by thisspring. When safety door 52 is opened to depositing position (parallelwith the cylinder right end as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 7), cam 58urges obstruction plate 66 to obstructlocking bolt seat'74' in the end'of cylinder 20. Safety door 52, once opened to depositing position, isretained in such position by flat spring 62.

While bolt seat-'74 is thus obstructed locking boltf30 cannot be thrownand" therefore key, 22 cannot be removed; Since lock means14'inoludemeans (not illustrated) for retaining a depositors key inkeyplate 24' while locking bolt 30 is removed from seat-74, a depositoris'prevented 'from withdrawing his keywhile inner seat 74, thedepository cylinder lockedand the depositorskey withdrawn.

Having thus described his'invention, but withoutlimitation to thespecific construction herewith illustrated and described,applicantclaims herewith:

-I claim:

1. In a rotary depository of the type including a casing havingreceiving and deposit openings; a depository door pivoted in saidreceiving, opening; a depository cylinder; journalled in said casing forrotatable reciprocation upon movement of said depository door; and means,operatively connecting said depository door and said cylinder; lock'means selectively preventing rotation of'said cylinder and, 30

thus, movement of said door; a depository receptacle within saidcylinder defined by the ends of said cylinder, top and bottom horizontalplatesintersecting a mid-portion of said cylinder and a safety doorhingedly mounted so as to intersect said top and bottom plates at thecylinder circumference; and obstructing means attached to said safetydoor of said cylinder and pivoted on said journal of said cylinder, saidobstructing means being movable upon opening of: saidzsafety door to,obstruct said lock means and thus prevent locking of said depositorycylinder;

2. In a rotary depository o'fthe type including a casing; adepository'door pivoted at an end-ofrsaid casing; a de pository cylinderjournalledrin said casing adjacent said depository door; and meansoperatively connecting said depository door and said cylinder forrotatable reciprocation of said cylinder upon opening and closingmovement of said depository door; lock means selectively preventingrotation of said cylinder and, thus, movement of said door; a depositoryreceptacle within said cylinder; a safety door hingedly mounted at theentrance tosaid depository receptacle; and obstructing means attached tosaid safety door of said cylinder and pivoted on said journal of saidcylinder, said obstructing means comprising a cam connected to saidsafety door and attached to ajournal of said cylinder, and anobstruction plate pivoted upon said cam and movable thereby between saidlock means and said depository cylinder.

Adams vAug. 30, 1949-

